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Elgar: Violin Concerto
Elgar's concerto for the instrument is a substantial work, with a typical performance
clocking in somewhere around the 50-minute mark. It's also one of the most moving
pieces written for violin and orchestra, with that recognisable Elgar solemnity mixed
with some dazzling solo writing.
It's also a challenging piece for the soloist, with its constant multiple-stopping and
rapid shifts around the instrument. The composer himself made a recording with a
young Yehudi Menuhin, which has remained in the catalogues ever since it went on
sale back in 1932.
Recommended recording: Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Hallé / Mark Elder (Hallé).
Read our review here.
